გჲურჯი

Laz

Alternative forms

ჯურჯი (curci), გურჯი (gurci)

Etymology

From Turkish Gürcü, from Persian ‎ (gorji).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡʲurd͡ʒi/
Hyphenation: გჲურ‧ჯი

Noun

გჲურჯი • (gyurci) (Latin spelling Gyurci)

An ethnic group native to the South Caucasus: Georgian
Synonym: ქორთუ (kortu)

ნოღაშე გჲურჯეფე მოხთეს
noğaşe gyurcepe moxtes
Georgians came to the bazaar

Usage notes

In comprasion to the Georgian ქართველი (kartveli) This term doesn't include Laz, Mingrelian and Svan speakers.

Further reading

Kojima, Gôichi (2012–), “gyurci”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
Tandilava, Ali (2013), “გჲურჯი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi

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